Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Urban and Minority Education

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Join the Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Urban and Minority Education in critically examining and engaging some of the most socially intractable issues of education. One of the first university-based institutes devoted to research, evaluation, and programs to improve educational and life outcomes for racialized populations in urban areas, IUME has a rich history and tradition of producing cutting-edge research, conducting sharp evaluations, developing wide-ranging educational programs, and fostering community partnerships to enhance the lives of children, youth, and adults in New York City and beyond.

In addition to our many research publications, projects, and programs, IUME is committed to communication and dialogue around important educational issues through our longstanding annual Edmund W. Gordon Lecture. Our “In Conversation” series brings educators, researchers, and community members together in a space for dialogue and action about issues related to urban education, considered broadly. And our new Speaker Series brings some of the leading thinkers and researchers in urban education, critical theory, and Black studies together to engage in rich and formative dialogue about their work with the TC community.

Our main goal continues to build upon a tradition begun 50 years ago when IUME was founded: learning lessons from history to reimagine research, practice, and policy around current and emergent issues related to the education and development of racially subjugated and socially precarious populations. IUME has always been a multi-faceted place for innovation and interdisciplinary inquiry, and has had a significant impact on the lives of many. 

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TEACHING HARLEM’S HISTORY, TC’S ANSLEY ERICKSON AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY MOVE FORWARD THANKS TO NEW GRANT

As part of a grant issued from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Ansley Erickson co-directs a New York Public Library teacher education program focused on the history of efforts to secure equitable access to education in Harlem.

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MEET IUME’S DU BOIS SCHOLARS

The W.E.B. Du Bois Scholarship is named for the renowned sociologist and activist who served as a mentor to IUME Founding Director Dr. Edmund W. Gordon when he was a student at Howard University. Dr. Edmund W. Gordon and the late Princess Matilda Bowen (1924-2017) established this scholarship to benefit IUME doctoral students. Since 2019, the scholarship has helped to support the academic careers of IUME doctoral students.

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TC'S IUME IS RENAMED TO HONOR RACIAL EQUITY AND EDUCATION SCHOLAR EDMUND W. GORDON

HONORING A LEGEND
A scholar with “monumental impact on our society and our lives,” Edmund W. Gordon (Ed.D. ’57) is lauded for numerous accomplishments throughout his extensive career, including helping create the federal Head Start Program and calling for a re-envisioning of standardized testing.

Teachers College President Thomas Bailey has announced that the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) has been renamed to the "Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Urban and Minority Education," in honor of the College’s lauded racial equity and education scholar who founded the Institute in 1974. The announcement was made on June 2, 2021, during the opening of this week’s centennial conference honoring Gordon’s life and work on the eve of his 100th birthday. 

10TH ANNUAL EDMUND W. GORDON LECTURE PRESENTED BY DR. FRED MOTEN

IUME is proud to announce the 10th Annual Edmund W. Gordon Lecturer, Dr. Fred Moten - an American cultural theorist, poet, and scholar whose work explores critical theory, black studies, and performance studies. The lecture took place on Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 at 5:00pm in Cowin Auditorium of Teachers College, Columbia University, with a reception following immediately after.

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Virtual Research Colloquium and Fireside Chat with Dr. Alexa Rodriguez May 2, 2022

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IUME@AERA 2022: Cultivating Equitable Education for the 21st Century Apr 22, 2022

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Virtual Book Talk on Critical Youth Research in Education Oct 11, 2021

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Virtual Book Talk on Advancing Racial Literacy in Teacher Education Oct 7, 2021

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